Jacks in the green

A form of Jack in the green — A person who wore a pyramidal or conical wicker or wooden framework decorated with foliage, as part of May Day processions in England.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Jack in the green
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Jacks in the green. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacks%20in%20the%20green

MLA

“Jacks in the green.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacks%20in%20the%20green. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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